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    Spa Valley Railway - Latest News

    Presumably Douglas will be heading elsewhere next year?
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Dec 5, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Spa Valley Railway - Latest News

    Is 75f now a sub shed of 26d?
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Feb 14, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    2022 Entries and Withdrawals

    Blimey that went under the radar...
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Dec 28, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    2022 Entries and Withdrawals

    It must be heading up for 10 years since 52322 returned to traffic, i remember seeing it in action on the kwvr circa 2012/13?
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Dec 28, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    East Lancashire Railway - Spring Steam Gala 2-4th March

    I'm glad 2890 has been dropped for tomorrow it's not a proper engine and always sports inappropriate headboards
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Mar 1, 2018 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates

    That's not a problem photography is free...
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Nov 26, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    An impressive feat no matter what the detail is and just illustrates how far the heritage railway movement has progressed in the last 40 years
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Jun 12, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates

    Apologies in my excitement I forgot to mention Mr Middleton.
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Jun 1, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates

    Excellent news all credit to Charles Adams, John Furness, Mark Tweedy and Bryn engineering for getting there in the end. I look forward to seeing...
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Jun 1, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates

    Any news on Illingworth last I heard it was close to a trial steaming?
    Post by: Alan Vipond, May 31, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Medical officer's saloon for disposal from MSI

    what about the LYR trust who already have a fleet of restored L&y coaches?
    Post by: Alan Vipond, May 31, 2017 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    LSWR T3 563

    I really hope not history shows the ELR is poor at steam loco restoration and equally poor in supporting 'its own' restoring steam locomotives eg...
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Mar 30, 2017 in forum: Steam Traction
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    KWVR Winter Steam Gala 2017 3rd-5th March

    It's wasted where it lives should be on the mainline, I bet it would be a good performer on the Jacobite service...
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Feb 20, 2017 in forum: Galas and Events
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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    Was birchenwood no4 a resident of the nnr at one point? Given the mileage sister loco Princess has done at haverthwaite over the last 40 plus...
    Post by: Alan Vipond, Feb 20, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK